formatting protected USB memory sticks

[Colin Rowat]

On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 15:24:19 -0400, "Brian McKee" <brian.mckee at gmail.com>
said:
> 
> Is this a 'U3 enabled' usb stick?   I've never played with one, but
> that was the trick they used to make them autorun IIUC.   If so,  this
> thread has good info,
> and implies you have to run the Windows uninstall program to get rid
> of it properly.
> see
> <http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=24708&sid=34effe063efbcef0c243fce60c6576b4>

Thank you Brian.  It doesn't seem to be a U3 enabled stick: 

- there's no logo to that effect on the device;
- inserting it under Windows does not open a U3 icon in my quick menu;
- the U3 uninstall tool does not recognise it.

I'm really puzzled here: there must be software that just approaches the
stick as pure storage space, ignoring the configuration currently on it?

Thank you,

Colin Rowat